Riverside
Police Department
Press Release

For Immediate Release

Date

March 20, 2001

Contact

Sergeant T. Bacon

Phone

(909) 320-8043

Fax

(909) 320-8030

211 PC - Armed Bank Robbery

Riverside, Ca- On Tuesday, 03-20-2001 at 1537
Hrs, the Riverside Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
responded to a bank robbery in progress at the Bank of America at 1680
University Avenue. Two unidentified males armed with a semi automatic handgun
entered the bank and ordered the customers to the floor. The robbers obtained an
undisclosed amount of U.S. Currency and attempted to flee when they confronted
an armed bank security guard. The security guard ordered the suspects to drop
their weapons, at which time one of the suspects raised his weapon toward the
security guard, who discharged his weapon in self-defense. No injuries were
reported. The suspects fled on foot and one of the suspects was located by
Sergeant John Romo several minutes later at a liquor store attempting to hide.
Numerous items of evidence including a large amount of U.S. Currency was
recovered.

The suspect was positively identified
and subsequently booked for robbery.